§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what has been Britain's contribution in each year since 1973 to the ECSC budget by way of the levy made on coal production.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[holding answer 22 June 1988]: United Kingdom contributions to the ECSC levy on coal production since 1973 have been:
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Calender Year ECSE coal levy £ million 1973 0.7 1974 2.0 1975 3.0 1976 3.7 1977 5.6 1978 6.4 1979 7.1 1980 7.5 1981 7.9 1982 9.3 1983 11.0 1984 10.0 1985 4.0 1986 11.0 1987 14.0
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the levy per tonne set each year since 1973 on coal production for the ECSC budget; and how much was raised each year by the levy on production in(a) British Coal NCB deep mines, (b) opencast sites and (c) licensed mines.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[holding answer 22 June 1988]: The rate levied since 1973 has been:
Calendar year Rate 1973 0.0219 £/tonne 1974 0.0285 £/tonne 1975 0.0331 £/tonne 1976 0.0880 ECU'S 1977 0.102 ECU'S 1978 0.112 ECU'S 1979 0.121 ECU'S 1980 0.140 ECU'S 1981 0.164 ECU'S 1982 0.197 ECU'S 1983 0.219 ECU'S 1984 0.228 ECU'S 1985 0.236 ECU'S 1986 0.253 ECU'S 1987 0.254 ECU'S 1988 0.241 ECU'S N.B. Since 1975 all rates have been set in European Currency Units, the present value of which is £0.64.
The amount levied on production for British Scales deep-mines and opencast mines since 1973 has been:
£ thousand Financial year Deep-mines Opencast mines 1972–73 594 41 1973–74 1,833 158 1974–75 2,759 202 1975–76 3,287 288 1976–77 5,098 485 1977–78 5,676 684 1978–79 6,302 754 1979–80 6,885 759 1980–81 6,503 910 1981–82 7,914 1,026 1982–83 9,555 1,255 1983–84 9,192 1,292 1984–85 2,943 1,368 1985–86 10,390 1,458 1986–87 11,871 1,717 1987–88 11,106 1,902 Figures for licensed mines are not available, but a number are thought to fall below the threshold for paying the levy. The total contribution would he small as licensed mines produce less than 2.5 million tonnes of coal per annum.